Swimmers still told to avoid parts of Biscayne Bay after sewage spill

June 22, 2010|Sun Sentinel

HAULOVER BEACH — Much of Biscayne Bay in northern Miami-Dade remained unfit for swimmers Tuesday after a line ruptured last week and spilled about 20 million gallons of raw sewage into a canal, WPLG-Ch. 10 reports.

A swimming advisory was lifted for Haulover Beach and Bal Harbour on Monday afternoon after tests showed the water was OK.

People are urged to stay out of Biscayne Canal and Biscayne Bay from Bakers Haulover Inlet South to the Julia Tuttle Causeway on the eastern shoreline and the Oleta River State Recreation Area to the Julia Tuttle Causeway on the western shoreline, WPLG reports.

The problem started Friday night, when a 72-inch sewer line ruptured near Northwest 157th Street and 18th Avenue. The contaminated water spilled into the Biscayne Canal, officials said.

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